US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and CENTCOM chief Admiral Brad Cooper visited an IDF base in Gaza to confirm the Israeli military withdrawal to the agreed-upon lines, Fox News Chief National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin reported on Saturday.
"US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff accompanied by CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper visited Israeli troops inside base in Gaza to confirm agreed upon withdrawal was complete," Griffin wrote in a post to X/Twitter.
The Fox correspondent published a photo of the visit in the post.
Witkoff and Cooper have since returned to Israel, Griffin added.
The IDF later confirmed that IDF chief Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir conducted a field tour in Gaza with Witkoff and Cooper, as well as Trump advisor Jared Kushner.
CENTCOM confirmed withdrawal on Friday
This follows Witkoff stating in a Friday post to X that CENTCOM had confirmed the Israeli withdrawal and that Hamas's 72-hour period to release the Israeli hostages in Gaza.
Also on Saturday, ABC News reported that two hundred US soldiers had arrived in Israel to monitor the Trump peace agreement. The troops sent reportedly specialize in transportation, planning, logistics, security, and engineering.
Two officials familiar with the matter told ABC that US forces will set up a coordination center but that no American soldiers would enter Gaza.
Later, Witkoff and others boarded an Israeli black hawk helicopter from Reim military base, as photos published by Reuters on Saturday revealed, and the IDF later confirmed. The hostages are expected to arrive at the base after being released from Hamas captivity, the news agency added. The IDF noted that Witkoff "observed the IDF’s preparations for their reception" there.
Witkoff to speak at Hostages' Square Saturday evening
Later, Israeli media noted that Witkoff was set to speak at Tel Aviv's Hostages' Square, a plaza outside the Beit Ariela library and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, that evening.